• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Learn environmental pollutants from concepts of chemical, biological and physical agents

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (cbrn) concepts in a specialized way and apply them in CBRN defense
   2. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   3. Summarize, document, report and reflect on progress
   4. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   5. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
   6. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   7. Be aware of issues relating to the rights of other researchers and of research subjects e.g. confidentiality, attribution, copyright, ethics, malpractice, ownership of data
   8. Apply of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear concepts to individual, social, economic, technological and ethical aspects

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Seminar/presentation
2. Recognize concepts of biological pollutant, land, air and water biological pollution indicators.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (cbrn) concepts in a specialized way and apply them in CBRN defense
   2. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   3. Question and find out innovative approaches
   4. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   5. Asses risks of natura lor human made CBRN threats
   6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   7. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   8. Be aware of issues relating to the rights of other researchers and of research subjects e.g. confidentiality, attribution, copyright, ethics, malpractice, ownership of data
   9. Understand relevant health and safety issues and demonstrate responsible working practices

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Seminar/presentation
3. Know how to detect, control and bioremediation of pollution by learning new biotechnological approaches

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (cbrn) concepts in a specialized way and apply them in CBRN defense
   2. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   3. Analyze critically and evaluate his/her findings and those of others
   4. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   5. Asses risks of natura lor human made CBRN threats
   6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   7. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   8. Understand relevant health and safety issues and demonstrate responsible working practices

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Seminar/presentation

Contents
Week 1:	Introduction: general definitions
Week 2:	Definition of Biological, chemical and physical pollutants and pollution concepts
Week 3:	Degredation, bioremediation and microorganisms
Week 4:	Microbial indicators for detrmining of pollution (bacteria and fungi)
Week 5:	Nonotoxicity in biological systems
Week 6:	Novel strategies for bacterial and fungal bioremediation
Week 7:	Mid-term exam
Week 8:	Microbial bioremediation: Mathanogenomic approach
Week 9:	Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis for removal of polluted agricultural land
Week 10:	Bioremediation of toxic haevy metals
Week 11:	Phycoremediation: use of cyanobactaria and eucaryotic algae
Week 12:	New bioremediation technology: Nanoremediation
Week 13:	Use of bioremediation methods in the future and limitations
Week 14:	Economical results of advanced biormediation methods
Week 15*:	Student presentations
Week 16*:	Final exam
Textbooks and materials:	Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Surajit DUST (eds), Elsevier Insigth, New York, 2014.
Recommended readings:	Environmental Bioremediation Technologies, S.N. Singh,R. D. Tripathi (eds), Springer, India, 2007 insert
	* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.

Assessment
Method of assessment	Week number	Weight (%)
Mid-terms:	7	35
Other in-term studies:		0
Project:		0
Homework:	15	15
Quiz:		0
Final exam:	16	50
	Total weight:	(%)

Workload
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	3	14
Own studies outside class:	6	14
Practice, Recitation:	0	0
Homework:	0	0
Term project:	15	1
Term project presentation:	1	1
Quiz:	0	0
Own study for mid-term exam:	20	1
Mid-term:	2	1
Personal studies for final exam:	20	1
Final exam:	2	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)